Patrick Day (August 9, 1992 – October 16, 2019) was an American professional boxer. He died from brain trauma sustained in a knockout loss against Charles Conwell.
Early life and education Day was born to Haitian immigrants in Freeport, New York, and was the youngest of four sons. His father was a doctor who used to box as a child, while his mother, Lyssa, was a translator at the United Nations. During his professional boxing career, he earned an associate degree in nutrition from Nassau Community College, and a bachelor's degree in health and wellness from Kaplan University.
Career Day started boxing in 2006 under the guidance of former firefighter and boxing trainer Joe Higgins. In 2012, he won the New York Golden Gloves tournament. His amateur record was 75–5, including two national amateur championships. He was recognized as the number-one ranked amateur boxer in the United States in the 152-pound division, and served as a 2012 United States Olympic team alternate.
Day rose to be a top-10 ranked light middleweight for the WBC and IBF. He also captured the regional WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title. Day won 17 of his 22 professional fights, with four defeats and one draw.
Death Day suffered a traumatic brain injury during a knockout loss to Charles Conwell in a USBA super welterweight title bout on October 12, 2019, and died four days later.
Boxing announcer Michael Buffer described Day as a "wonderful young man" and that "everyone in the boxing community is crushed", while WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said boxing had lost a "brave, kind and wonderful friend". Conwell posted an open letter online that expressed his sorrow and regret.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound(s), timeDateAgeLocationNotes22Loss17–4–1 Charles ConwellKO10 (10), Oct 12, 201921Loss17–3–1 Carlos AdamesUD10Jun 28, 201920Win17–2–1 Ismail IlievUD10Feb 2, 201919Win16–2–1 Elvin AyalaUD10Oct 27, 201818Win15–2–1 Kyrone DavisUD10Mar 3, 201817Win14–2–1 Eric WalkerUD10Jul 15, 201716Win13–2–1 Virgilijus StapulionisUD10Nov 26, 201615Win12–2–1 Courtney PenningtonUD6Apr 23, 201614Loss11–2–1 Carlos Garcia HernandezTKO1 (8), Nov 20, 201513Win11–1–1 Lenwood DozierUD8Jul 8, 201512Win10–1–1 Colby CourterTKO1 (6), Apr 10, 201511Loss9–1–1 Alantez FoxMD8Jan 9, 201510Win9–0–1 Felipe ReyesUD6Oct 15, 20149Win8–0–1 Brad JacksonTKO2 (6), Jul 23, 20148Win7–0–1 Duane KingKO1 (6), Mar 21, 20147Win6–0–1 Guillermo IbarraTKO1 (6), Jan 31, 20146Draw5–0–1 Urmat RyskeldievMD6Nov 9, 20135Win5–0 Donald WardUD6Aug 14, 20134Win4–0 Carl HillUD4Jun 29, 20133Win3–0 Yusmani AbreuUD4Apr 4, 20132Win2–0 Dominique FosterTKO1 (4), Feb 21, 20131Win1–0 Zachariah KelleyTKO1 (4), Jan 23, 2013
See also List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
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